Posts by Kimberly Ballard — Page 17

YulistaCares Rideout Roadies Car Show in April

HUNTSVILLE — Better start buffing those classic cars and revving up those exotic engines. Car enthusiasts from all over North Alabama will be presenting and viewing their favorite driving machines […]

Arts Huntsville winter Tour of Homes this weekend

HUNTSVILLE – Find artistic inspiration right around the corner during Arts Huntsville’s Art Tour of Homes this weekend. The annual event, presented by Bank Independent, is Saturday from 10 a.m. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville is about to see a lot more of Bank Independent. All around North Alabama, banks are buying, selling, acquiring, merging, and consolidating to become more competitive. But […]

Lawmakers: 'Huntsville has it going on'

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Legislative Update started more like a pep rally Monday when House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter took the microphone. “Man, I gotta tell you, you folks have it […]

Boeing is growing in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE – Boeing celebrated the expansion of its Huntsville Electronic Center of Excellence Monday, with a long list of distinguished guests in attendance. The aerospace giant also presented a $150,000 […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Marshall Space Flight Center is holding a candle-lighting ceremony Thursday as part of NASA’s annual agency-wide Day of Remembrance. This year, the NASA Day of Remembrance precedes the […]

Cyber Huntsville board adds six members

HUNTSVILLE – One of Mayor Tommy Battle’s most challenging initiatives, Cyber Huntsville, has approved its 2023 board of directors with six more members added. Cyber Huntsville grew out of Battle’s […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Condado Tacos, one of the fastest-growing “taco joints” in the country, will be bringing its “cool vibe” restaurants to Huntsville and Birmingham. The chain will open 12 […]

Athens State appoints Wehlburg interim president

ATHENS – Dr. Catherine Wehlburg has been named interim president of Athens State University, the Board of Trustees announced. Wehlburg was provost and vice president for academic affairs and was […]

Next mission: Remove, replace welcome center rocket

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center said it will continue to partner with NASA and work with federal, state, and local leaders to replace the iconic Saturn IB […]

Wyndy expands babysitting app into Huntsville

BIRMINGHAM – Families in Huntsville and Mobile now have access to a reliable babysitting solution. Birmingham-based Wyndy College Babysitters, an app that simplifies the process of sourcing, booking, and paying […]

Adkins picks Burritt Coffeehouse series

HUNTSVILLE – You have heard of pickin’ and grinnin’? Well, Tuesday, the 2022 National Thumbpickers Hall of Famer Shane Adkins opens the 2023 Huntsville Traditional Music Association Coffeehouse Concert Season […]

HUNTSVILLE — If you thought Winter Park and the ice skating rink at the Orion Amphitheater were just a holiday thing, you are missing the best part of the winter […]

Madison Best in Business nominations deadline extended

MADISON — The Madison Chamber of Commerce has extended the deadline to nominate businesses for the 2023 Best in Business Awards to Jan. 27. Presented by the Madison Chamber of […]

HUNTSVILLE — We are just a heartbeat away from National Heart Health Month. Throughout February, Crestwood Medical Center is laying out its 28-day Healthy Heart Challenge. The challenge educates the […]

MADISON – Master Barber Krista Nixon and her husband, Army veteran Corey Nixon, founders of Tactical Grooming, celebrated their move into a larger location in downtown Madison with a ribbon-cutting […]

HUNTSVILLE — Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster Lauren Sisler joins Wellstone’s CEO Jeremy Blair as the keynote speaker at the annual Beacon of Hope celebration. The event is May 18 from […]

Arts Huntsville, city celebrate 'State of the Arts'

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville and Arts Huntsville, with support from the Pei Ling Charitable Trust, awarded $280,000 in grants to 21 regional arts organizations last night. The “State […]

HUNTSVILLE – While the rain held off Tuesday, it was still a typical muddy, red clay day on the groundbreaking site of the $108 million Wellory Living. The Southeast’s first […]

Dekko grant makes a splash with Athens

ATHENS – The abandoned Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant has heard its last cock-a-doodle-doo as the City of Athens closed on a deal to purchase the land after years of negotiations. […]

Madison group offers community impact grants

MADISON – A new year brings new opportunities as Madison Visionary Partners’ is accepting applications for its community impact mini-grant cycle. Designed for nonprofits and organizations that are doing work […]

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is partnered with the NASA Planetary Missions Program Office to sponsor a free talk tonight on the OSIRIS-REx mission. The discussion begins […]

Innovate Alabama opens funding for entrepreneurs

BIRMINGHAM — Tuesday is the day – mark it on your entrepreneurial calendar. That’s when Innovate Alabama opens applications for the second round of its supplemental grant program. Alabama-based recipients […]

HUNTSVILLE — Calhoun Community College is hosting its first free Military and Veterans College and Career Workshop next month. The workshop is set for Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to […]